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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 39.001. Rules - Sec. 39.001. RULES. (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules as...
Section 39.002. Advisory Committee - Sec. 39.002. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. An advisory committee appointed under this...
Section 39.003. Special Investigations - Sec. 39.003. SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS. (a) The commissioner may authorize special...
Section 39.004. Conduct of Special Investigations - Sec. 39.004. CONDUCT OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS. (a) The agency shall...
Section 39.005. Hearing Following Investigation - Sec. 39.005. HEARING FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION. (a) This section applies to...
Section 39.006. Commissioner Determination - Sec. 39.006. COMMISSIONER DETERMINATION. (a) After a hearing is conducted...
Section 39.007. Judicial Appeal - Sec. 39.007. JUDICIAL APPEAL. (a) Notwithstanding Chapter 2001, Government Code,...
Subchapter B. Assessment of Academic Skills
Section 39.021. Essential Skills and Knowledge - Sec. 39.021. ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE. The State Board of...
Section 39.022. Assessment Program - Sec. 39.022. ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. (a) The State Board of Education...
Section 39.023. Adoption and Administration of Instruments - Sec. 39.023. ADOPTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF INSTRUMENTS. (a) The agency...
Section 39.02302. Advisory Committees for Assessment Instruments - Sec. 39.02302. ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. (a) The commissioner...
Section 39.02315. Reporting Results of Assessment Instruments for Out-of-State Transfer Students - Sec. 39.02315. REPORTING RESULTS OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS FOR OUT-OF-STATE TRANSFER...
Section 39.0232. Use of End-of-Course Assessment Instrument as Placement Instrument; Certain Uses Prohibited - Sec. 39.0232. USE OF END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT AS PLACEMENT INSTRUMENT;...
Section 39.0233. Special-Purpose Questions Included in End-of-Course Assessment Instruments - Sec. 39.0233. SPECIAL-PURPOSE QUESTIONS INCLUDED IN END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. (a)...
Section 39.0234. Electronic Administration of Assessment Instruments - Sec. 39.0234. ELECTRONIC ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. (a) Each assessment...
Section 39.02341. Transition to Electronic Administration of Assessment Instruments - Sec. 39.02341. TRANSITION TO ELECTRONIC ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. (a)...
Section 39.0235. Technology Literacy Assessment Pilot Program - Sec. 39.0235. TECHNOLOGY LITERACY ASSESSMENT PILOT PROGRAM. (a) In this...
Section 39.0236. Integrated Formative Assessment Pilot Program - Sec. 39.0236. INTEGRATED FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The agency...
Section 39.0237. Consideration of Prekindergarten Assessment Instruments Prohibited - Sec. 39.0237. CONSIDERATION OF PREKINDERGARTEN ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS PROHIBITED. Performance on...
Section 39.024. Measure of College Readiness - Sec. 39.024. MEASURE OF COLLEGE READINESS. (a) In this section,...
Section 39.0241. Performance Standards - Sec. 39.0241. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. (a) The commissioner shall determine the...
Section 39.025. Secondary-Level Performance Required - Sec. 39.025. SECONDARY-LEVEL PERFORMANCE REQUIRED. (a) The commissioner shall adopt...
Section 39.026. Local Option - Sec. 39.026. LOCAL OPTION. In addition to the assessment instruments...
Section 39.0261. College Preparation Assessments - Sec. 39.0261. COLLEGE PREPARATION ASSESSMENTS. (a) In addition to the...
Section 39.0262. Administration of District-Required Assessment Instruments in Certain Subject Areas - Sec. 39.0262. ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICT-REQUIRED ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS IN CERTAIN SUBJECT...
Section 39.0263. Administration of District-Required Benchmark Assessment Instruments to Prepare Students for State-Administered Assessment Instruments - Sec. 39.0263. ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICT-REQUIRED BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS TO PREPARE...
Section 39.027. Exemption - Sec. 39.027. EXEMPTION. (a) A student may be administered an...
Section 39.028. Comparison of State Results to National Results - Sec. 39.028. COMPARISON OF STATE RESULTS TO NATIONAL RESULTS. The...
Section 39.029. Migratory Children - Sec. 39.029. MIGRATORY CHILDREN. The State Board of Education by...
Section 39.030. Confidentiality; Performance Reports - Sec. 39.030. CONFIDENTIALITY; PERFORMANCE REPORTS. (a) In adopting academic skills...
Section 39.0301. Security in Administration of Assessment Instruments - Sec. 39.0301. SECURITY IN ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. (a) The...
Section 39.0302. Issuance of Subpoenas - Sec. 39.0302. ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS. (a) During an agency investigation...
Section 39.0303. Secure Assessment Instruments; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 39.0303. SECURE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person...
Section 39.0304. Training in Assessment Instrument Administration - Sec. 39.0304. TRAINING IN ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT ADMINISTRATION. (a) To ensure...
Section 39.031. Cost - Sec. 39.031. COST. The cost of preparing, administering, or grading...
Section 39.032. Assessment Instrument Standards; Civil Penalty - Sec. 39.032. ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT STANDARDS; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) Repealed by...
Section 39.033. Voluntary Assessment of Private School Students - Sec. 39.033. VOLUNTARY ASSESSMENT OF PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS. (a) Under...
Section 39.034. Measure of Annual Improvement in Student Achievement - Sec. 39.034. MEASURE OF ANNUAL IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. (a)...
Section 39.035. Limitation on Field Testing of Assessment Instruments - Sec. 39.035. LIMITATION ON FIELD TESTING OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. (a)...
Section 39.036. Vertical Scale for Certain Assessment Instruments - Sec. 39.036. VERTICAL SCALE FOR CERTAIN ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. (a) The...
Section 39.037. International Assessment Instrument Program - Sec. 39.037. INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT PROGRAM. (a) In this section,...
Section 39.038. Restriction on Appointments to Advisory Committees - Sec. 39.038. RESTRICTION ON APPOINTMENTS TO ADVISORY COMMITTEES. The commissioner...
Section 39.0381. Auditing and Monitoring Performance Under Contracts for Assessment Instruments - Sec. 39.0381. AUDITING AND MONITORING PERFORMANCE UNDER CONTRACTS FOR ASSESSMENT...
Section 39.039. Prohibition on Political Contribution or Activity by Certain Contractors - Sec. 39.039. PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION OR ACTIVITY BY CERTAIN...
Subchapter C. Accreditation
Section 39.051. Accreditation Status - Sec. 39.051. ACCREDITATION STATUS. Accreditation of a school district is...
Section 39.052. Determination of Accreditation Status or Performance Rating - Sec. 39.052. DETERMINATION OF ACCREDITATION STATUS OR PERFORMANCE RATING. (a)...
Section 39.053. Performance Indicators: Achievement - Sec. 39.053. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: ACHIEVEMENT. (a) The commissioner shall adopt...
Section 39.0533. Extracurricular and Cocurricular Student Activity Indicator - Sec. 39.0533. EXTRACURRICULAR AND COCURRICULAR STUDENT ACTIVITY INDICATOR. (a) The...
Section 39.054. Methods and Standards for Evaluating Performance - Sec. 39.054. METHODS AND STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING PERFORMANCE. (a) Except...
Section 39.0541. Adoption of Indicators and Standards - Sec. 39.0541. ADOPTION OF INDICATORS AND STANDARDS. The commissioner may...
Section 39.0542. Explanatory Materials for Accountability Rating System - Sec. 39.0542. EXPLANATORY MATERIALS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING SYSTEM. (a) Each...
Section 39.0543. Performance Rating Requiring Intervention or Other Action - Sec. 39.0543. PERFORMANCE RATING REQUIRING INTERVENTION OR OTHER ACTION. (a)...
Section 39.0544. Local Accountability System - Sec. 39.0544. LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. (a) The commissioner shall adopt...
Section 39.0545. Alternative Methods and Standards for Evaluating Performance for 2020-2021 School Year - Sec. 39.0545. ALTERNATIVE METHODS AND STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING PERFORMANCE FOR...
Section 39.0546. Covid-19 Recovery Accountability for 2021-2022 School Year - Sec. 39.0546. COVID-19 RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR. (a)...
Section 39.0548. Evaluating Dropout Recovery Schools - Sec. 39.0548. EVALUATING DROPOUT RECOVERY SCHOOLS. (a) For purposes of...
Section 39.0549. Evaluating Virtual and Local Remote Programs - Sec. 39.0549. EVALUATING VIRTUAL AND LOCAL REMOTE PROGRAMS. (a) In...
Section 39.055. Student Ordered by a Juvenile Court or Student in Residential Facility Not Considered for Accountability Purposes - Sec. 39.055. STUDENT ORDERED BY A JUVENILE COURT OR STUDENT...
Section 39.0552. Memorandum of Understanding Between School District and State Hospital for Accountability Purposes - Sec. 39.0552. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT AND STATE...
Section 39.056. Monitoring Reviews - Sec. 39.056. MONITORING REVIEWS. (a) The commissioner may direct the...
Section 39.059. Data Transparency - Sec. 39.059. DATA TRANSPARENCY. (a) In this section: (1) "Coordinating...
Subchapter D. Financial Accountability
Section 39.081. Definitions - Sec. 39.081. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Parent" includes a...
Section 39.082. Development and Implementation - Sec. 39.082. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION. (a) The commissioner shall, in...
Section 39.0821. Comptroller Review of Resource Allocation Practices - Sec. 39.0821. COMPTROLLER REVIEW OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION PRACTICES. (a) The...
Section 39.0823. Projected Deficit - Sec. 39.0823. PROJECTED DEFICIT. (a) If the commissioner, based on...
Section 39.0824. Corrective Action Plan - Sec. 39.0824. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN. (a) A school district or...
Section 39.083. Reporting - Sec. 39.083. REPORTING. (a) The commissioner shall develop, as part...
Section 39.085. Rules - Sec. 39.085. RULES. The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary...
Section 39.086. Software Standards - Sec. 39.086. SOFTWARE STANDARDS. (a) The Department of Information Resources,...
Section 39.087. Covid-19 Adjustment for Financial Accountability - Sec. 39.087. COVID-19 ADJUSTMENT FOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. (a) The commissioner...
Subchapter E. Accreditation Interventions and Sanctions
Section 39.102. Interventions and Sanctions for Districts - Sec. 39.102. INTERVENTIONS AND SANCTIONS FOR DISTRICTS. Text of subsection...
Subchapter F. Procedures for Challenge of Accountability Determination
Section 39.151. Review by Commissioner: Accountability Determination - Sec. 39.151. REVIEW BY COMMISSIONER: ACCOUNTABILITY DETERMINATION. (a) The commissioner...
Subchapter G. Distinction Designations
Section 39.201. Distinction Designations - Sec. 39.201. DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS. (a) Not later than August 8...
Section 39.2011. Applicability to Charter Schools - Sec. 39.2011. APPLICABILITY TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. In this subchapter: (1)...
Section 39.202. Academic Distinction Designation for Districts and Campuses - Sec. 39.202. ACADEMIC DISTINCTION DESIGNATION FOR DISTRICTS AND CAMPUSES. The...
Section 39.203. Campus Distinction Designations - Sec. 39.203. CAMPUS DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS. (a) The commissioner shall award...
Section 39.204. Campus Distinction Designation Criteria; Committees - Sec. 39.204. CAMPUS DISTINCTION DESIGNATION CRITERIA; COMMITTEES. (a) The commissioner...
Subchapter H. Additional Rewards
Section 39.232. Excellence Exemptions - Sec. 39.232. EXCELLENCE EXEMPTIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...
Section 39.235. Innovation Grant Initiative for Middle, Junior High, and High School Campuses - Sec. 39.235. INNOVATION GRANT INITIATIVE FOR MIDDLE, JUNIOR HIGH, AND...
Section 39.236. Gifted and Talented Standards - Sec. 39.236. GIFTED AND TALENTED STANDARDS. The commissioner shall adopt...
Subchapter I. Successful School Awards
Section 39.261. Creation of System - Sec. 39.261. CREATION OF SYSTEM. The Texas Successful Schools Awards...
Section 39.262. Types of Awards - Sec. 39.262. TYPES OF AWARDS. (a) The governor may present...
Section 39.263. Awards - Sec. 39.263. AWARDS. (a) The criteria that the commissioner shall...
Section 39.264. Use of Awards - Sec. 39.264. USE OF AWARDS. (a) In determining the use...
Section 39.265. Funding - Sec. 39.265. FUNDING. The award system may be funded by...
Section 39.266. Confidentiality - Sec. 39.266. CONFIDENTIALITY. All information and reports received by the...
Subchapter J. Parent and Educator Reports
Section 39.301. Additional Performance Indicators: Reporting - Sec. 39.301. ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: REPORTING. (a) In addition to...
Section 39.302. Report to District: Comparisons for Annual Performance Assessment - Sec. 39.302. REPORT TO DISTRICT: COMPARISONS FOR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT....
Section 39.303. Report to Parents - Sec. 39.303. REPORT TO PARENTS. (a) The school district a...
Section 39.304. Teacher Report Card - Sec. 39.304. TEACHER REPORT CARD. (a) Each school district shall...
Section 39.305. Campus Report Card - Sec. 39.305. CAMPUS REPORT CARD. (a) Each school year, the...
Section 39.306. Performance Report - Sec. 39.306. PERFORMANCE REPORT. (a) Each board of trustees shall...
Section 39.307. Uses of Performance Report - Sec. 39.307. USES OF PERFORMANCE REPORT. The information required to...
Section 39.308. Annual Audit of Dropout Records; Report - Sec. 39.308. ANNUAL AUDIT OF DROPOUT RECORDS; REPORT. (a) The...
Section 39.309. Texas School Accountability Dashboard - Sec. 39.309. TEXAS SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY DASHBOARD. (a) The agency shall...
Subchapter K. Reports by Texas Education Agency
Section 39.331. General Requirements - Sec. 39.331. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) Each report required by this...
Section 39.332. Comprehensive Biennial Report - Sec. 39.332. COMPREHENSIVE BIENNIAL REPORT. (a) Not later than December...
Section 39.333. Regional and District Level Report - Sec. 39.333. REGIONAL AND DISTRICT LEVEL REPORT. As part of...
Section 39.334. Technology Report - Sec. 39.334. TECHNOLOGY REPORT. The agency shall prepare and deliver...
Subchapter L. Notice of Performance
Section 39.361. Notice in Student Grade Report - Sec. 39.361. NOTICE IN STUDENT GRADE REPORT. The first written...
Section 39.362. Notice on District Website - Sec. 39.362. NOTICE ON DISTRICT WEBSITE. Not later than the...
Section 39.363. Notice on Agency Website - Sec. 39.363. NOTICE ON AGENCY WEBSITE. Not later than October...
Subchapter M. High School Completion and Success Initiative
Section 39.408. Eligibility Criteria for Certain Grant Programs - Sec. 39.408. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CERTAIN GRANT PROGRAMS. A school...